to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily